The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-14

he does English Boulanger is certain TO have
q good time. In spite OF duels, coup d'6tdis. &c.
The fro at Whitely'e huge store In Buys
water on last Saturday developed into one Of
tho biggest con1agrations witnessed In Lon
don for century. New York fremen may like
TO know how 1t was first tackled About 800
yards away there was u fro station. The
engineer In charge received the usual call. but
he didn't ret worried or aurried. He told his
men to bring along the cart and hose. and he
himself walked to the scene OF the fire. He
didn't 500 much Of blaze. and so no sent
couple OF his men into the building to see
where the smoke was coming from. Then no
connected the hose to the water main. and
started hand pumping with the assistance OF
few corner boys, who enjoyed the fun.
At tho height Of their enjoyment huge
sheets Of flame burst from the building. and
then tho worthy engineer concluded to send
his couple OF horses, oil he had at his disposal
back to the station for the steamer. Half AN
hour later thirty -four steamers, and score
OF manuals were at work on the fire. which was
not subdued until damage to the extent OF
90 600 600 had been done and four lives lost,
and now tho British public is bowling out for
moro mon. more engines, moro horses, and
more money
The newspapers advise Capt. Shaw to take
leaf from the book Of tho Now York Firo De-
partment. and the advice Is good for. with the
timely notice which the London department
received, New York tlremen would have caused
that fire to die very soon. Capt. shnws re-
ply ia that no can dwarf New York into insig-
niticance II he be provided with all the money
and things he wants.
History says that the sculptor Of the two ino
OPEN mouthed stone horses which adorn tho
Ht0y I'll tv, St,tft yut.f
vowed he would not live II no failed to make
the horses perfect, and promptly killed himself
when his attention was called to the fact that
he had not provided the horses with tongues.
1t 10 to be hoped tho gentleman who made the
ugly jubilee statue OF the Qu3en at Windsor
will not take It SO much to heart II he eve- dis.
covers what appears to be fact, that no has
put ber Majesty's wedding ring on the right
instead Of the left hand.
Jules Verne's hero, who bet on an eighty
day trip around the world, finds o rival in Mr..
Hassan Discredi OF Persia, who Is walking
from his country to Paris on q heavy wager.
which has much interested tho Parisiuns.
You have often read wondrous and lying
tales OF justice administered with unerring
judgment in Turkey. Here is true story Of
Turkish Justice: A drover complained to
a cross-legged magnato at Rodosto that
he had been robbed OF two oxen.
Three Turkish gendarmes were sent to
recover the property. and soon discov-
cred two peasants going of with two oxen.
One Of the men was shot dead. The other es-
capped. and the policemen hastily buried their
man and came back In triumph with two oxen.
But the man said those oxen had not been
stolen from him. and It was plain that the peas
ant had been shot for driving his own cattle.
The situation was uncomfortable, but Turkish
diplomacy fixed things. Another man was
found to swear he had been robbed OF the two
oxen. and they were turned over to him. which
relieved the gendarmes from guilt They did
not 60 unpublished. however, for they had
buried the dead peasant without lrst washing
the body. which In Turkey is a crime except In
case Of soldier killed in battle. For that neg
ueence they were Imprisoned
cabled . week ago concerning the training
OF dogs for service In the German army as mes
sengers between outposts and headquarters
Bicycles are to DO used for the same purpose
in the French army. and any reservist who
knows how to cycle may on application be ON
ployed in that pleasant way. The result has
been o boom for bicycling. which had never
taken very strong hold in France. The gentle
men who illustrate war scenes may now have
to depict thrilling races and perhaps fierce
combats between French bicyclists and Cor
man dogs.
Hero is IN italian husband who will have the
respect Of all the wives In America. His wife.
Queen Marpherita. when summer opened.
asked him II he thought her stiu young enough
to wear white muslin dresses. The King took
time to think It over. and as the Queen began
to get worried the answer came In the shape
Of huge trunk from Paris. It contained half
q dozen white dresses Of the most youthful
style. ordered regardless Of expense from
swell cotlturiSre.
Mira James Brown Potter brought out to-
night new play. Loyal Love-" by Ross Neil.
Mrs. Potter Is working very hard. and showed
considerable Improvement The play Is writ
ten In rather stilted language, and the char
aoters are not very human. The cast Is strong,
including Kvrle Bellew and E. p. Willard. The
latter Is an excellent actor. who makes a spe-
cialty OF what may be called -villninous
parts. His performance was the great success
of the production. A most disagreeabe youth
plays the part Of the page most villainously.
but altogether last night WAS an improvement
on Mrs. Potter's former attempts
On the London Stock Exchange the public
seems for the moment to be keeping away from
American securities and weak holders are SELL
Ing The rate for carrying over ranges from
4 to AZ per cent; money at bank 8 per cent.
Ives's failure, while It has not created much
alarm. has filed operators with caution. and
they are waiting for the tone to come from
Wall street. Fears Of tighter money arc
aroused by the fall on the New York Exchange
and further shipments Of gold to America.
The Boston Beauty at the Polo Games.
NEwPoRr. Aug. 18.-Miss Eleanor Winslow,
the Boston beauty repeatedly capped her pretty hands
who were hanging around her carriage followed suit.
The attendance very large compared to that OF
previous games, and tho play was exciting. The yel.
lows were J. L. ksrnochan Charles Carroll Stevens.
and J. Appleton, and the blues were PoxhaI Keene.
W. Rutherford. r. r. Potter, and U. Hayemeyer. Dur
Ing the keens and stevens got thrown tho former
having pretty bad fell although he speedily recov:
cred. The excellent play OF keeno kernOchnn aud
Hayemeyer excited much admiration. Rernochan took